Eats: Coffi Lab, Portishead

Bea and I took a trip this week to the newest cafe in Portishead, Coffi Lab, which is on the High Street virtually opposite Costa and Impero Lounge. First impressions – it’s spacious, bright, incredibly clean and design wise very aesthetically pleasing. It also wins points with me because the reason it’s coffi not coffee…

Eats: The Blue Flame, Near Nailsea

I’m not sure if I’ll get in trouble with the locals for telling you this, but I know where you can find some of North Somersets best pizza… It’s at the Blue Flame (between Nailsea & Clevedon) on a Thursday and Friday night! Running since the summer, pizza (and pie) nights at the Blue Flame…

Explores: Festive Fun in Bristol and North Somerset, 2023

I’ve collated a selection of local yuletide and winter activities in Bristol, Clevedon and the surrounding area to help you plan your festive calendar. I’ve tried to put each section in a start date order, but this list isn’t exhaustive so if you think there’s something that desperately needs to be included that I’ve missed,…

Eats: Pata Negra x Bambalan, Bristol

I think croquetas may just be my kryptonite – they turn me weak at the knees and I cannot resist them if on a menu 👀 So naturally when I was very kindly invited to the launch event for the six week Pata Negra residency at Bambalan last week (Friday 13th October), they were top…

Eats: The Royal Inn, Portishead

The Royal Inn has had a refurb! It’s been so long since I’d been, I’d actually forgotten what the interior looked like… 🙈 📍 Pier Rd, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7HG I can report back it’s now really bright, spacious, and lovely and what I do remember – the fabulous garden – is still glorious, plenty…

Eats: BANK, Totterdown, Bristol

It can be an incredibly divisive combination, but I think I may have found a dish that would convert even the most ardent ham & pineapple hater 🍍 📍BANK, 107 Wells Rd, Totterdown, Bristol BS4 2BS But there was no pizza in sight and this was no ordinary ’ham’. This was the ‘Fried Pork Rillettes’…

Explores: Bristol & North Somerset Summer Holiday Ideas 2023

This summer there are over 400 events listed in the Visit Bristol directory (here) as part of their #SummerinBristol campaign, with summer celebrations (Bristol 650 celebrates 650 years of Bristol as an independent city and county) and activities being held across the city. With a key theme being value for money, offers available and some…

Eats & Explores: Burgers & Flower Fields in Worcestershire

This year (2023) marked my fourth year visiting The Real Flower Petal Confetti Company flower fields, it’s only open for 10 days each year and this year that’s from 30th June til 9th July. Having discovered it while pregnant in 2019, I have only missed a return trip in 2020, thanks to (you guessed it)…

Eats: The Clevedon Cookery Club, Clevedon

Have you ever eaten a meal prepared by someone who has cooked for a Queen? 👑 Or had the opportunity to quiz a culinary whiz with your top kitchen dilemmas, whilst being shown how to make a gorgeous 3 course menu and then getting to devour it afterwards? 🍽️ 📍The Clevedon Cookery Club, Clevedon A…

Eats: The All Inn, Bristol (MSM)

There are now three deals available at the recently opened The All Inn in Fishponds. Money Saving Monday, Week 5: The All Inn, 1 Staple Hill Road, Bristol, BS16 5AA 🍕 Margherita or Simply Red Pizzas only £6, weekday lunch times 🍔 #BurgerWednesdays – Dodo Burger or Leaf Not Beef with chips only £10 Weds…